Continuation and Change. A nonconforming use may be sold or otherwise transferred to other owners and may be continued, but shall not be changed in use unless to a conforming use.

Enlargement or Expansion.

Damage and Reconstruction. Any structure which accommodates or supports an officially recognized nonconforming use which is damaged by fire, flood, explosion or other casualty may be reconstructed and used as before if such reconstruction is initiated and diligently pursued within 12 months of such casualty and if the restored structure has no greater lot coverage and contains no greater volume than before such casualty.

Abandonment. In the event that any nonconforming use conducted in a structure or on a lot is abandoned for a period of 12 consecutive months or longer, such nonconforming use shall be deemed to be abandoned and shall not be resumed. Once the nonconforming use is abandoned, the building, structure and/or lot shall not be used except in conformance with the regulations of the Zoning District in which it is located.

Structural Alteration. No such structure may be enlarged or structurally altered in a way that increases its nonconformity, except when the applicable Zoning Hearing Board, after a public hearing, may determine undue hardship and may authorize a reasonable modification of such structure.

Damage or Destruction. Any nonconforming structure which has been partially or completely damaged or destroyed by fire or other means may be rebuilt or repaired on its existing foundation even though such foundation may violate the setback requirements for the Zoning District in which the structure is located, provided that the repair or reconstruction and re-occupancy of the structure occurs within 12 months of the date that the original structure was damaged or destroyed.

Moving. Should a nonconforming structure be moved for any reason for any distance, it shall thereafter conform to the requirements of the Zoning District in which it is located.

Legally Recognized Signs.

Repair or Maintenance. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any structure or part thereof declared to be unsafe by any official charged with protecting public safety.

Any legally recorded lot or subdivision existing at the effective date of this Ordinance may be developed in accordance with the requirements of Article IV.

No division of any lot shall be made which does not comply with the requirements of this Ordinance. Any change in lot lines necessary to meet the minimum requirements of this Ordinance shall constitute a revision to the recorded plan and shall meet all applicable Borough requirements.

Any legally recorded lot or subdivision existing at the effective date of this Ordinance and held in separate ownership different from the ownership of adjoining lots may be developed in accordance with the requirements of Article IV. Where two or more adjacent lots of record with continuous frontage have less than the required area and width and are held by one owner, the lot shall be considered to be an undivided lot for the purpose of complying with this Ordinance.

When the side and/or rear yards of any developed legally existing nonconforming lot(s) are less than the minimum allowable dimensions, any adjacent undeveloped nonconforming lot shall have the average depth of the nonconforming side and/or rear yards.